09 July 2008

Hum dekhein ge.

"Hum dekhein ge,
lazim hai k hum bhi dekhein ge,
wo din k jis ka wada hai,
jo loh e azal pe likha hai,
jab zulm o sitam k koh e giran,
ruie ki tarah urr jaein ge,
hum mehkoomon k paon tale,
jab dharti dhar dhar dharke gi,
aur ehl e hakam k sar upar,
jab bijli kar kar karke gi,
jab arz-e-khuda k kabe se,
sab but giraey jaein ge,
hum ehl e safa, mardood e haram,
masnad pe bithaye jaein ge,
sab taj uchhale jaein ge,
sab takht giraey jaein ge,
bas nam rahe ga Allah ka,
Jo ghaib bi hai hazir bi,
jo manzar bi hai nazir bi,
uthe ga analhaq ka nara,
jo mai bi hun aur tm bi ho,
aur raj kre gi khalq-e-khuda,
jo mai bi hun aur tm bi ho..."
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

This is probably my most favourite piece of poetry. Everytime i read it, it never fails to give me goosebumps. Such writings are invaluable, because you can feel that the writer meant every word he wrote, every syllable he said. They are not just mere hollow words, they're the voice of every suppressed man, yet to the ears of every man, they're the message of mutiny, of hope, of justice, of accountability and best of all, of a revolution.
It speaks of a revolution. And that always happens after a nation hits rock bottom. Or is made to hit rock bottom.
We all know, and they all fear, maybe the day isn't really far away.
We'll see. We'll see it for sure.
For that day is promised!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

agreed!

and hey are you trying to make an urdu version on blogspot by translating all the options/ or whatever they are called? lol
is ko likhnay wala
zara comment..
etc etc

m.h.a said...

Lol, you know its good to be ethnic in these times, with all the world forgetting urdu. I'm all for urdu internet.